As we approach the end of the semester, I feel like a grading machine. I have stacks of research papers, theses, and project reports to grade and I’ll have final exams coming in soon too. Grading is hard and sometimes mind-numbing work. Here are a few grading tips to give students the feedback they need without taking up so much of your most scarce resource-time.

Rubrics

Not everyone is a fan of rubrics, but a good rubric can save you a lot...